Celebrating Wins Outside The Lines
Newsletter + On This Day
I’m kicking off the “work week” with something special—a celebration of the past 24 hours, which ended up being the single-biggest day in the short but sweet history of Collide Press on Substack.
My “creative home base” now has more subscribers, both free and paid, than ever before. Thank you. Yes, you too, boo.
It feels right to share this milestone with the community that’s brought it to life and continues to make it possible—the patrons, the subscribers, and even those just passing through. You’ve all helped transform my creative habit into something bigger and more meaningful than I could have ever anticipated or dreamed.
In the spirit of giving back, I’m sharing my latest NSFW montage as a “select video,” free for everyone to enjoy. This montage owes so much to the generosity, inspiration, and kindness of a fellow Substacker who shared his collection of photos spanning nearly 50 years.
Though we only recently connected, I feel like I know the naked gentleman through his extraordinary portraits and candid snapshots.
After spending time with hundreds of his images, it’s clear to me he’s someone who lives life boldly and fully, a fellow creative, lover of life, and trickster.
Whether you’re a nudist or not, there’s a warmth and charm to his photos—a (mighty) realness that invites you in, reminding us to embrace life without apology or shame.
For me, sharing my own work, stories, and passions here on Substack is a way of being a “naturalist” too—revealing pieces of myself through creativity. Every bit of encouragement, kindness, and support is what makes this space so meaningful.
Whether you’ve been here since day one or just joined, know that your presence truly matters to me. When I think about it for too long, I get emotional…overwhelmed even.
This montage is my way of saying thank you and of celebrating all of us who “color” outside the lines, doing our best to live loudly and proudly, in real life and/or online.
Here’s to many more milestones, both big and small.
Thanks for reading and subscribing!
Clint
NEWS + VIEWS
Music Impresario Quincy Jones, 91, Is Dead (Vanity Fair)
The Met Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online (Open Culture)
ON THIS DAY = NOVEMBER 4
BIRTHDAYS
1879 = Will Rogers = American actor and screenwriter
1896 = J.R. Ackerly = British writer and editor
1916 = Ruth Handler = American businesswoman who created Barbie
1916 = Walter Cronkite = American journalist, voice actor, and producer
1918 = Art Carney = American actor
1925 = Doris Roberts = American actor
1946 = Robert Mapplethorpe = American photographer
1950 = Markie Post = American actor
1958 = Anne Sweeney = American businesswoman and tv executive
1960 = Kathy Griffin = American comedian and actor
1961 = Jeff Probst = American television host and producer
1961 = Ralph Macchio =, American actor
1969 = Matthew McConaughey = American actor and producer
CELEBRATIONS
EVENTS
1841 = First wagon train arrives in California after a five-and-a-half-month, 1,730-mile journey over the Sierra Nevada from Missouri.
1876 = Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 1 premieres in Karlsruhe, Germany.
1922 = In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
1924 = Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female elected as governor in the United States.
1972 = Great Performances premieres on PBS.
1973 = The Netherlands experiences the first car-free Sunday caused by the oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.
1979 = Iran hostage crisis: A group of Iranian college students overruns the U.S. embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages.
1980 = Ronald Reagan is elected as POTUS.
1998 = Gods and Monsters is released in theaters.
2008 = Barack Obama is elected as POTUS.
PHOTO + QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn't. And that's a tough place to be because you're never satisfied.”
Robert Mapplethorpe
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I've followed this gentleman for years on various platforms. . Reading his missives is always time well spent. Rather inspiring as well.
Hmm. Him signaling a police car (admittedly on the streets of San Francisco) was a particularly striking image. I'm guessing he's a city celebrity.